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mettle collapse

miscellany collapse

arrange collapse: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"; make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"; put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"; adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

leftover collapse: a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists; not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"

distinguish collapse: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

ordain collapse: issue an order; appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"; invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"; order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

contra collapse

beautify collapse

underplay collapse: play a card lower than (a held high card)

discrepancy collapse: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"; an event that departs from expectations

presumptive collapse: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"; having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)"

temperament collapse: an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys; excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly)

at issue collapse

predisposition collapse: a disposition in advance to react in a particular way; an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

well-balanced collapse: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well-balanced wheel"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

rooted collapse: having roots of a specified sort

chance collapse: a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive"; be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

embark collapse: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"; go on board

instigate collapse

lay hands on collapse: manage with the hands

antagonistic collapse: incapable of harmonious association; used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect; arousing animosity or hostility; "his antagonistic brusqueness"; "Europe was antagonistic to the Unites States"; characterized by antagonism or antipathy; "slaves antagonistic to their masters"; "antipathetic factions within the party"; indicating opposition or resistance

personalize collapse: make personal or more personal; "personalized service"

out of whack collapse: out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"

rekindle collapse: arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love"; kindle anew, as of a fire

winnow collapse: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"; blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"; blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

come down on collapse

conglomeration collapse: an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass; a rounded spherical form

play down collapse

upper hand collapse: position of advantage and control

whip hand collapse

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

stamp out collapse: end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"

relics collapse

found collapse: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"; come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

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